By Genta Nakanishi ( October 14, 2026, 06:24 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's competition watchdog has issued 20 corrective recommendations under the country's freelance protection law since it took effect nearly two years ago, with failures to disclose transaction terms emerging as a common violation, JFTC Secretary General Hiroo Iwanari told a press conference Wednesday. Publishers, broadcasters and music schools featured prominently among the enforcement cases, although the watchdog said similar problems could exist in other industries.The Japan Fair Trade Commission, or JFTC, has issued 20 corrective recommendations under the country's freelance protection law since it took effect nearly two years ago, with failures to disclose transaction terms emerging as a common violation, Secretary General Hiroo Iwanari told a press conference Wednesday....
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